10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$301,944at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Georgia Piedmont Technical College
⌖ Clarkston, GA · 7 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$301,944 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
With these assumptions, the added earnings do not recover the cost within ten years.
—Modeled economic break-even
−128%Modeled 10-year ROI
$38,310Observed earnings · year 5
Not reachedMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college—not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
- Main award level
- Certificates
- Campus setting
- Suburban
- Admissions
- Open admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$13,761Average net price / year
$21,274Cost of attendance
$12,666Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$134/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$38,310Median earnings · year 5 after completion
44.1%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
2,198Student size
Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$34,461Year 1
$46,601Year 4
$38,310Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1Ground Transportation · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$65,6572Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$58,8543Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$47,5534Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$45,3635Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$40,3566Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$38,0487Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$19,014Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark
This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential—not simply majors that pay more everywhere.
1Ground TransportationUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $65,657 reported+26%vs same-degree national median$10,563federal debt2Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $58,854 reported+22%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt3Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $38,048 reported+11%vs same-degree national median$15,834federal debt4Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree · $47,553 reported-2%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt5Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $45,363 reported-19%vs same-degree national median$20,751federal debt6Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $40,356 reported-22%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt
Comparable colleges in GA
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Augusta, GA
Augusta Technical College
- Annual net price
- $10,485
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $38,389
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -130%
Oconee Fall Line Technical College
- Annual net price
- $12,844
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $35,104
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -143%
Georgia Military College
- Annual net price
- $16,923
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $39,392
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -123%
Southeastern Technical College
- Annual net price
- $10,612
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $35,701
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -142%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground Transportation | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $65,657 | $10,563 | Not reported |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $58,854 | Not available | 42 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $47,553 | Not available | Not reported |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $45,363 | $20,751 | 11 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $40,356 | Not available | 23 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $38,048 | $15,834 | 24 |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $19,014 | Not available | 8 |
Awards use first-major IPEDS completions aggregated to the same four-digit field and credential.
Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.